Hazelcrestmikeb said:Someone on here said that it won't burn daylilies. I might be wrong, @Sooby, Sue comes to mind. Too much of a good thing can be bad depending on the circumstances. A plant can only use so much NPK. Moderation is the name of the game. Daylilies will thrive just about anywhere without fertilizer. We are just trying to get the maximum effect by adding to the soil. That's what I am aiming for anyway.
I think that might have been
@Tink several seasons ago. Seems like she described herself as the 'Queen of Alphalfa Pellets' or something like that
. I don't really know how to look for a post efficiently or I'd try to find what she said.
I use it generously when I'm mixing up planting medium for the containers and I have used it generously in flowerbeds in the ground combined with bagged manure and some chemical fertilizer along with dried leaves and twigs. The combo in ground can make the soil temperature rise noticeably for a few days, but I've planted young seedlings and other plants in it immediately without suffering bad effects. I haven't noticed the container mixes heating up so much, but I expect the same chemical breakdown generating heat is occurring. I've never notice the pellets alone giving off that heat, but I rarely used them alone and since they are basically dried green material I think they probably can heat up in the decomposing process. I don't use the pellets as top dressing. They make a mucky mess which dries quickly and repels water. I don't like that.
